Zack Orr

“His lyrics paint incredibly vivid natural images, and you can feel yourself going through the seasonal changes as the record progresses. On first listen, you can take away something completely different from this album than you will the second time… the world is a twisted place, but if his music is any indication, it all depends on perspective. Sometimes there’s a deep solace in understanding chaos.” - Consequence of Sound

"Stunning and inventive. Zack just may be unstoppable." - Ben Fong-Torres, Former Senior Editor, Rolling Stone Magazine

"Zack Orr was a standout in a full weekend of music acts. He won over the crowd at IngenuityFest." - James DeRosa, Organizer, IngenuityFest Cleveland

"And when the set hits its peak half way in, it’s clear why Orr’s playing Ingenuity Fest: he’s an innovative musician with not only the gift of music, he’s gifted with the ability to take the stage alone and produce the sound of a full band without seeming artificial and contrived. Drawing the Death Cab for Cutie and Radiohead comparisons coupled with the Costello and Simon influenced tendencies are easier to say than to play, and Orr makes it look easier as he moves through verse to chorus to bridge and song to song seamlessly, making his music pleasant and special." - Erie Reader

"His lush, provocative songs blur the lines between funk, jazz, country and even drum n' bass" - Dave Richards, Erie Daily Times

“With twelve songs representing the twelve months of the year, Francisco the Man is an ambitious album, and Zack Orr manages to capture the mood and emotions of each season perfectly. With its sweeping, glacial, movement, Thaw of the Cherry Queen, would have fit nicely on Death Cab for Cutie’s Transatlanticism, while the mostly instrumental Fall into Winter could be mistaken for a Nick Drake outtake. Zack’s richly-layered, melodic, tunes reward the attentive listener (I would recommend listening on a good pair of headphones if you have the chance). This is a great effort from a promising songwriter. Four stars.” - Brian Graham, Editor in Chief, Erie Reader

“His lyrics paint incredibly vivid natural images, and you can feel yourself going through the seasonal changes as the record progresses. On first listen, you can take away something completely different from this album than you will the second time… the world is a twisted place, but if his music is any indication, it all depends on perspective. Sometimes there’s a deep solace in understanding chaos.” - Consequence of Sound